mis|for|tune «mihs FR chuhn», noun.
2. a piece of bad luck; unlucky accident: »
The misfortunes hardest to bear are those which never come (James Russell Loll). By misfortunes was my life prolong'd, To tell sad stories of my own mishaps (Shakespeare).
Synonym Study 1, 2 Misfortune, adversity, mishap mean something unlucky. Misfortune applies to an unfortunate condition that is not one's own fault: »
She had the misfortune to be born lame.
Adversity applies chiefly to misfortune marked by a series of accidents or hardships: »Displaced persons have experienced adversity.
Mishap applies to a minor accident or unlucky incident: »Breaking a dish is a mishap. By some mishap the letter went astray.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.